I’m a big fan of Madonna. She is creative, outspoken, and constantly in reinvention.

She has come a long way from “Everybody” from her album, Madonna.

It wasn’t until “Borderline” that her career began to take off, with this first top-ten hit on the Billboard Top 100.

“Lucky Star” would reach the top five.

“Like a Virgin,” from her album, Like a Virgin, remains one of my favorite early songs by her.

“Material Girl” another great chart topper. Madonna has said about this song: “I liked them both because they were ironic and provocative at the same time but also unlike me. I am not a materialistic person, and I certainly wasn’t a virgin, and, by the way, how can you be like a virgin? I liked the play on words, I thought they were clever. They’re so geeky, they’re cool.”

“Crazy for You” was a different direction, one of many, for her, having not done ballads before, from the Vision Quest soundtrack.

“Into the Groove” was another great dance hit from Like a Virgin, and the Desperately Seeking Susan soundtrack.

“Dress You Up” also from Like a Virgin.

“Live to Tell” was from the album, True Blue, and the At Close Range soundtrack.

“Papa Don’t Preach” has been a relateively OK song for me, if it wasn’t for the antiabortion content. It is also from True Blue.

“True Blue” was a retro video as an ode to the girl groups of the late 1950s/early 1960s. Also from True Blue.

“Open Your Heart” was also relatively OK from True Blue.

“La Isla Bonita” is much better improvement from True Blue.

“Who’s That Girl” was also from True Blue, and the Who’s That Girl soundtrack.

“Like a Prayer” is an epic, fantastic video which never really gets old. It’s the debut song from Like a Prayer.

“Express Yourself” is nearly as good from Like a Prayer. (It’s no “Material Girl.”)

“Cherish” is also a fairly decent song from Like a Prayer.

Does much compare to “Vogue”? It’s a fantastic song from the I’m Breathless soundtrack.

“This Used to Be My Playground” was another great ballad from A League of Their Own soundtrack.

“Deeper and Deeper” was from Erotica.

“Secret” is another great song from the album, Bedtime Stories.

“Take a Bow” is comparably another great song from Bedtime Stories.

“Bedtime Story” is a personal favorite from the album, Bedtime Stories.